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Fundamental research
Area: Pre-Commercial Procurement

Means experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundations of phenomena and observable facts, without any direct commercial application or use in view

GDPR
Area: Pre-Commercial Procurement

The General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA). It also addresses the transfer of personal data outside the EU and EEA areas. The GDPR aims primarily to give control to individuals over their personal data and to simplify the regulatory environment for international business by unifying the regulation within the EU. Superseding the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC, the regulation contains provisions and requirements related to the processing of personal data of individuals (formally called data subjects in the GDPR) who reside in the EEA, and applies to any enterprise—regardless of its location and the data subjects' citizenship or residence—that is processing the personal information of data subjects inside the EEA.

General Manager
Area: Emergency Medical Services

The person who plans, directs, and coordinates health services.

General practitioner
Area: Emergency Medical Services

A doctor based in the community who treats patients with minor or chronic illnesses and refers those with serious conditions to a hospital.

Generic emergency course
Area: Emergency Medical Services

Basic course about emergencies and first aid.

Golden Hour
Area: Emergency Medical Services

The first hour after a traumatic injury.

Governance
Area: Pre-Commercial Procurement

The framework of authority and control within an organization and establishment and implementation of policies

Ground ambulance
Area: Emergency Medical Services

Ground Ambulance means an ambulance used to transport patients on the ground with traumatic or medical conditions or patients for whom the need for specialty care, or emergency, or non-emergency medical care is anticipated either at the patient location or during transport.

Ground-based EMS
Area: Emergency Medical Services

Emergency Medical Services which provide out-of-hospital treatment and transport to definitive care on the ground.

HUB hospitals
Area: Emergency Medical Services

Network consisting of an anchor hospital (hub) which offers a full array of services, complemented by secondary hospitals (spokes) which offer more limited service array.

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